Designation:D3601–88(Reapproved2002)e1AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforFoamInAqueousMedia(BottleTest)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3601;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.e1NOTE—WarningnoteswereplacedinthetexteditoriallyinMay2002.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthemeasurementoftheincreaseinvolumeofalow-viscosityaqueousliquid(lessthan3cStat40°C)duetoitstendencytofoamunderlowshearconditions.NOTE1—FoamunderhighsheariscoveredbyTestMethodD3519whichusesacommercialblender.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareprovidedforinformationonly.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificsafetyinformation,see7.13.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:D1126TestMethodforHardnessinWater2D3519TestMethodforFoamInAqueousMedia(BlenderTest)33.SummaryofTestMethod3.1Theincreaseinvolumeisdeterminedbytheincreaseintotalheightofthetestfluid,includingfoam,aftervigorousshakingoftheemulsionat2561°C(7761.8°F).NOTE2—Waterthatisnormallyusedtoreducetheconcentratetoaworkingconsistencycanbeused.However,ifthistypeofwaterisnotdesirableoravailable,twoothertypesofwatermaybeusedtopreparethetestliquid:(1)distilledwateror(2)distilledwaterwithasubsequentseedingofthetestliquidwithsynthetichardwater.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Theresultsobtainedbythistestmethodareusefulasguidesindeterminingthetendencyofawater-basedmetal-workingcoolanttoproducefoamunderlowshearconditions.Nocorrelationwithchangesinheattransfer,pumpability,orotherfactorsaffectedbyfoamisintended.Thefoamgeneratedbyanygivenindustrialprocessdependsonthe...
